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Mount Emerald Wind Farm, Herberton Range North Queensland Environmental Impact Statement Volume 3 Appendix 16 Mount Emerald Wind Farm Flora Report (R72444) Prepared by RPS PR100246 / R72894; Volume 3 – Final November 2014 Mount Emerald Wind Farm Flora Report Prepared by: Prepared for: RPS AUSTRALIA EAST PTY LTD RATCH AUSTRALIA CORPORATION LIMITED 135 Abbott Street PO Box 1949 Level 4 CAIRNS QLD 4870 231 George Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 T: +61 4031 1336 F: +61 4031 29142 T: +61 7 3214 36400 E: [email protected] F: +61 2 8913 9423 E: Client Manager: Mellissa Jess W: www.ratchaustralia.com Report Number: PR100246-1 / R72444 Version / Date: Draft September 2013 rpsgroup.com.au Mount Emerald Wind Farm Flora Report IMPORTANT NOTE Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part of this report, its attachments or appendices may be reproduced by any process without the written consent of RPS Australia East Pty Ltd. 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Document Status Version Purpose of Document Orig Review Review Date Draft Flora Report S Gleed M Jess / D Finney 20/09/2013 Final Flora report S Gleed M Jess 02/12/2013 Approval for Issue Name Signature Date D Finney 02/12/2013 PR100246-1 / R72444; Draft September 2013 Page ii Mount Emerald Wind Farm Flora Report Contents GLOSSARY OF TERMS, TERMS & ACRONYMS ....................................................................................... VIII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Terms of Reference and Scope of Works .................................................................................. 4 1.3 Project Summary .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.4 The Study Area - Project Site ...................................................................................................... 5 1.4.1 Overview of Landscape .................................................................................................. 5 1.4.2 Geology........................................................................................................................... 5 1.4.3 Queensland Land Zone Concept .................................................................................... 6 1.4.4 Natural Integrity and Specialist Habitats ......................................................................... 6 1.4.5 Past Disturbance and Land Use ..................................................................................... 7 1.4.6 Landscape Condition ...................................................................................................... 7 1.4.7 Regional Significance ..................................................................................................... 8 1.4.8 Modified Plant Habitats ................................................................................................... 9 1.4.9 The Role of Cloud Stripping and Water Harvesting ..................................................... 10 2.0 METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................... 12 3.0 INFORMATION GAPS ........................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Seasonality of Flora Surveys & Detection of Cryptic Species .............................................. 13 3.2 Plant Succession in Tropical Montane Environments ........................................................... 14 3.3 Population Viability Analysis .................................................................................................... 15 3.4 Ramifications of Incomplete Data and Knowledge ................................................................ 15 4.0 DESKTOP REVIEW ............................................................................................................................... 16 4.1 Historical Vegetation Mapping ................................................................................................. 1 6 4.2 Stanton and Stanton (2005) ....................................................................................................... 16 4.3 Regional Ecosystems (1999 - current) ..................................................................................... 16 4.4 Aerial Photography Interpretation ............................................................................................ 20 4.4.1 Development of Vegetation and Flora Survey Plan ..................................................... 20 4.4.2 Identification of Habitats for R&Ts ................................................................................ 20 4.4.3 Identification of Conservation Significant Vegetation Types (REs) .............................. 21 4.4.4 Identification of Significant Flora Diversity Areas ......................................................... 21 4.5 Database Searches .................................................................................................................... 21 4.5.1 HERBRECS .................................................................................................................. 21 4.5.2 Naturalised Plants ......................................................................................................... 22 4.5.3 Wildlife Online ............................................................................................................... 2 2 4.5.4 Protected Matters (EPBC) ............................................................................................ 23 4.6 Review of Conservation Significant and Important Flora ...................................................... 23 PR100246-1 / R72444; Draft September 2013 Page iii Mount Emerald Wind Farm Flora Report 4.7 Distribution of Conservation Significant Species .................................................................. 24 4.7.1 Acacia purpureopetala .................................................................................................. 24 4.7.2 Grevillea glossadenia ................................................................................................... 24 4.7.3 Homoranthus porteri ..................................................................................................... 24 4.7.4 Melaleuca uxorum ........................................................................................................ 25 4.8 Regional Endemic Species and Narrowly Distributed Plants ............................................... 25 4.9 Regional Surveys ......................................................................................................................
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